Montefalco Rosso

Winemaker

Roberto DiFilippo

Appellation

Montefalco Rosso

Varieties

Sagrantino, Sangiovese

Viticulture

Vines are trained using Guyot cane pruning. Grapes are hand harvested with a yield of 7-8,000 kg/ha (compared to the max of 11,000 kg/ha permitted by the appellation). Soil is turned through the use of a horse-drawn plough.

Terroir

Grapes come from a 1.5ha parcel, oriented southeast, at 250 meters elevation. Soil is comprised of calcareous clay. Average age of the vines is 20 years old. Grass, legumes (to add nutrients) or grains (to add competition) are planted between rows vineyard rows. Geese are bred to control grass, fertilize soil and scare away foxes.

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Vineyard

Cantina Plani Arche is located across the valley from the ancient city of Assisi. It is comprised of 6 hectares of vineyards across 6 parcels, at average elevations of 250 meters, oriented towards the southeast. The predominant soil is calcareous clay.

Vinification

75% Sangiovese, 25% Sagrantino

Grapes are destemmed prior to fermentation, which occurs spontaneously and lasts approximately 20 days at controlled temperatures of 25-28 degrees Celsius, followed by malolactic fermentation. Wine is filtered and fined using vegetarian proteins and bentonite clay. 30-60 mg/L of sulphur is added.

Aging

Wine is aged for 12 months in 500 liter oak barrels, plus another 4 months in bottle before release.

Features

Bottle, Cork, Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750